Nanodynamics of Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films

Zhang, Qingteng; Herchig, R.; Ponomareva, I.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.177601

Title: Nanodynamics of Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films

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Authors:: Zhang, Qingteng; Herchig, R.; Ponomareva, I.

Publication Date:: Wed Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1101006

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 107; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Zhang, Qingteng, Herchig, R., and Ponomareva, I. Nanodynamics of Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.177601.

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                    Zhang, Qingteng, Herchig, R., & Ponomareva, I. Nanodynamics of Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.177601

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                    Zhang, Qingteng, Herchig, R., and Ponomareva, I. Wed .  
"Nanodynamics of Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.177601.

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  title        = {Nanodynamics of Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films},

  author       = {Zhang, Qingteng and Herchig, R. and Ponomareva, I.},

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  year         = {Wed Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 2011},

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